Face Exercises To Reduce Face And Cheek Fat

Haven’t we all admired the sculpted and toned faces of our favorite celebrities? The first thing a person notices is the face, hence losing facial fat will make you look younger and more beautiful. Though it is challenging to lose weight from only a specific area of the body, once you incorporate a healthy diet and exercise regimen, shedding a few extra pounds will also make you lose fat from your cheeks. Research suggests that performing facial exercises may tone the facial muscles and reduce cheek fat.

The following exercises help in reducing fat from the face and slimming it for a sculpted look.

* The Cheek Puff Exercise

This exercise helps reduce wrinkles around your laugh lines and nose by toning the muscles.

- Puff your cheeks by taking a deep breath.
- Hold the air in there for 15 seconds.
- Push the air into your other cheek for the next 15 seconds, then again back. Free and repeat for 30 seconds.

* The Gargle Exercise

The gargle exercise is a simple yet potent trick to decrease facial flabbiness.

- Take a mouthful of warm water and gargle it around in your mouth for as long as possible.
- Repeat this process several times, approx a minute each time.
- Prefer doing this exercise before going to bed, several times to cut down on face fat.

* Simha Mudra:

facial yoga workout helps you stretch and support facial muscles, mould your cheekbones, reduce stress, and results in a slim and beautiful look to your face. The Simhamudrasana is a posture resembling that of a lion, hence the name.

To Do This:

- Sit on your knees and cross your ankles beneath your seat.
- Press your palms on your knees and free your chest. Slowly extend your fingers and straighten your arms.
- Inhale slowly through your nose.
- Next, exhale forcefully through your mouth while making a sound ‘ha.’ While doing this, open your mouth wide and stick out your tongue as far out as possible.
- Inhale again while coming back to normal.
- Repeat this as many times as possible, for stress release as well as a slimming effect on your face.

* The Rotating Tongue Exercise:

This exercise is an easy yet powerful exercise to reduce facial fat.

To Do This:

- Close your mouth and turn your tongue in circular motions in all directions.
- While rotating, make sure that you touch the outer surface of your upper and lower teeth.
- Do this 15 times in clockwise and anticlockwise directions.
- You can do this exercise as many times as you can for maximum results.

* The Smiling Fish Exercise

This is a beneficial facial work out to work and tone your cheeks. It decreases flabby fat in your cheeks and also strengthens your cheeks. This work out mainly targets the fat on your lower cheeks and around the chin.

How To Do This:

- Simply suck in your cheeks to form a fish face and then try smiling.
- Hold this position for 5 seconds.
- Repeat for 10-15 times at a stretch to obtain the desired results.

* The Face Workout Routine:

Here is an effective face workout routine that will allow you to lose that double chin. The routines as follows.

- Blinking

Do four sets of blinking 15-20 times with 30 seconds rest between each set.
Follow it up with a lip and nose stretch.
Take a rest of about 30 seconds between the sets.

- Nodding

The seated up and nodding down is also one of the most effective face stretch routines for getting rid of the double chin.
Do four sets of the up and down nodding for at least 20 times with a break of not more than 60 seconds between the sets.
This particular routine is said to be one of the best ways to get rid of the chin fat.

- Eyebrow Raise

Do the eyebrow raise for getting rid of the fat in the upper portion of the face.
This is one of the easiest and best techniques for reducing face fat.
The outcome will depend on the duration of the exercise and the number of times you do it in a day.
Do the eyebrow raises for three sets and 8-10-12 repetitions. That means you will do eight reps for the first, 10 for the second, and 12 for the last set with a break of 60-90 seconds in between the sets.